Gone Away
BOOK DETAILS
Price: $24.99
Format: Paperback / softback
ISBN13: 9781399810920
Published: July 2023
This is a new book. Condition: Brand New.
Introduced by Jeet Thayli, author of Booker Prize shortlisted novel Narcopolis.
At the age of 20, Dom Moraes - already a celebrated poet who would go on to be regarded as one of India's finest writers - returned to his native India after finishing education in England. After spending time in Delhi, meeting Jawaharlal Nehru and the young Dalai Lama, he embarked on a meandering journey through northern India, Nepal and Sikkim at a time of political tension and the threat of invasion by China.
Brilliant, curious and precocious, seldom without a drink in his hand, he chanced his way into some extraordinary situations - including staying in a Nepalese palace with a resident bear and being shot at and chased by Chinese soldiers. Gone Away details these adventures with a poet's eye for detail, and the luminosity and humour for which Moraes was known.
Book details and technical specifications
Format: Paperback / softback
ISBN13: 9781399810920
Published: July 2023
Number of pages: 224
Width: 130 mm
Height: 196 mm
Depth: 20 mm
Publisher: John Murray Press